Brénainn

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin (“king”), from Proto-Celtic *brigantī (“something elevated”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeː.nən̠ʲ/
  • (Blasse) [ˈbʲɾʲeː.nɪn̠ʲ]
  • (Griffith) [ˈbʲɾʲeː.nɨn̠ʲ]

Proper noun

Brénainn m

1. a male given name from Proto-Brythonic

Related terms

• Brigit (female given name)

Descendants

• Irish: Bréanainn
• → Latin: Brendanus
  • Galician: Brandán
  • → Irish: Breandán
  • → English: Brendan

Mutation

Mutation of Brénainn

radical	lenition	nasalization
Brénainn	Brénainn pronounced with /βʲ-/	mBrénainn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.